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Jobs & Careers (Fall 2008)

Everyone has an opinion about the 'chinovnik' - the Russian civil servant. But what do they say about themselves? For the fall edition of Jobs and Careers we spoke to two civil servants. They're young, hard-working and ambitious. And according to one of Russia's top captains of industry, they'd be far better advised to go into business. "There are young people who go to work in state service right after graduation," said billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov in a recent speech to students at his alma mater, the state Financial Academy. "I recommend that you only go into business. Only there will you find drive and real life." So why is it that so many young people, against his advice, are still trying to make a career in the civil service and what are the prospects? And is it something they'd recommend to other young people looking for a high-flying career?



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Market Matters: RTS Has Toughest Week Since '99
Trading on the dollar-denominated RTS exchange was suspended three times on Friday as anxiety deepened over whether the U.S. House of Representatives would pass a $700 billion financial sector bailout package and share prices on Russian and international markets plummeted.

Will PR specialists save the world? The financial crisis has added extra work to them.PR agencies are not left at a loose end either. Will this become a test for Russian PR specialists in the area of finance? How far has the Russian PR progressed at all?

Issue 3796
Published: 29 November 2007
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Market Maturing Toward Tasteful Luxury
By Max Delany / Staff Writer Outside the Ritz-Carlton, as a flurry of snow turned Tverskaya Ulitsa to mud, a young man tried to sell a fake designer watch to passers-by for 1,000 rubles.
Strikes Going Up With Cost of Living
By Tai Adelaja / Staff Writer Sergei Guzev, a train driver from the Vladimir region, said he had always been against the idea of going on strike -- until rising inflation made it difficult for him to meet basic family expenses.
Russian Election Observers Sidelined
By Natalya Krainova / Staff Writer Golos, a group with the country's only independent election observers, says it is the target of a politically motivated attack.
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By Andrew McChesney / Staff Writer The country's top election official dismissed complaints that governors and thousands of other state-paid workers have been told to round up votes for United Russia, and said cell phones would help ensure the fairness of Sunday's State Duma elections.
Kyrgyz Leader Fires Prime Minister
Reuters Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev fired his prime minister on Wednesday in a move condemned by the opposition as an attempt to tighten his grasp on power ahead of snap parliamentary elections.
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The Associated Press Former Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili has been arrested in Germany at Georgia's request, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Putin Says 'Forced' to Repeat Warnings
By Oleg Shchedrov / Reuters President Vladimir Putin, who steps down next year, said Wednesday that he would not allow foreign powers to upset Russia's stability in the wake of two crucial polls that will decide the country's future.
Nashi Spinoff Operating Exit Polls
By David Nowak / Staff Writer Up to 20,000 activists from Nashi Vybory, a spinoff from the pro-Kremlin youth movement Nashi, will conduct exit polls nationwide during Sunday's State Duma vote.
Karpov Barred From Seeing Kasparov
Combined Reports Former world chess champion Anatoly Karpov was turned away when he tried to visit and offer moral support to his old rival, Garry Kasparov, currently in detention for his role in an anti-Kremlin protest Saturday.
President's TV Address to Be Aired Thursday
By Nabi Abdullaev / Staff Writer In a speech taped last week, Putin focuses on why he decided to lead the United Russia federal list for the State Duma elections.
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